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F. EVANS.

COIN PURSE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.8. 1915.

1,193,??L Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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FRED EVANS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO PHILIP FLORIN, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

COIN-PURSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Application filed December 8, 1915. Serial No. 65,651.

To all whom it may concerns Be it known that I, FRED Evans, residing atNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements inCoin- Purses, of whichthe-following is a specification.

This invention relates to a coin purse and the object thereof is toprovide a simple, cheap, practical and eificient article of this class.

A further object is to provide a purse in which the coins of the severaldenominations may be retained within separate compartments, and toprovide means whereby the coins may be readily and conveniently removedfrom the compartments as occasion arises.

A further object is to provide means for retaining the coins within thecompartments and to retain them against undue rattling.

A further object is to provide means whereby the coins may be visible atall times even though the purse be closed, to the particular end thatthe person carrying the purse may ascertain whether or not a coin of acertain denomination is within the purse without necessity for openingthe purse.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific thanthose referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed outin the course of the following description of the elements,combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles,constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplatedwill be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as a part of thisspecification, and in which I have shown a merely preferred form ofembodiment of the invention: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a purseconstructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention. Fig. 2is a transverse sectional view taken upon the plane of line IIII ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the purse opened. Fig. ids a topplan view of the purse opened. Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 2, butillustrating a modification.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description of the structureillustrated therein, the reference character L indicates the body of thepurse, and H the cover or wrapper forming part of the purse.

The body is formed of a block of material, either wood, or some moldedcomposition, Such as papieranach, hard rubber, or the like. It isprovided with a plurality of seats G therein. The bottom'wall of eachseat is provided with an aperture 1 which extends throughthe oppositesurface of the body so that any coins resting in the seats may beobserved from the back of the body through said apertures.

The seats G are of preferably different SIZES. so as to accommodate thedifferent denominations of coins, as will be readily understood.

The formation of the apertures 1 through the bottom walls of the seatsleave only enough of said bottom walls to constitute annular ridges uponwhich the coins rest.

The cover H is preferably of leather or other suitable material and isfixed, by glue or other means, to the under surface of the body L.Extending flaps 2 and 3 are provided and adapted to be folded about thesides of the body and over upon the top thereof. The flap 2 ispreferably provided with a plurality of embossed portions 4- arranged tooverlie the seats G when said flap 2 is folded over the upper surface ofthe body. These parts 4 serve to resiliently maintain the coins withinthe seats and prevent undue rattling. The flap 8 is intended to befolded over the flap 2 after said flap 2 has been folded, and said flap3 is provided with a snap fastener 5 for engaging a cooperative portion6 carried by the flap 2, whereby both said flaps may be locked in closedposition. Then the parts 5 and 6 are locked, it is practicallyimpossible for the coins to become displaced from the seats G. Thatportion of the cover H which is fixed to the under surface of the bodyis preferably provided with apertures 7 mating the apertures 1 of theseats G. By this means the coins within the seats may be readilyobserved regardless of whether the flaps 2 and 3 be locked closed ornot. By this means also the operator may readily displace the coins fromany one or more seats, after the flaps 2 and 3 are opened, by simplyinserting the end of his finger through the apertures and raising thecoins slightly.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the

apertures 7 are omitted and in their place the portions of the coverwhich underlie the apertures 1 are embossed so as to provide flabby orflexible portions as 8, by means of which the coins may be liftedthrough pressure of the end of the operators finger upon said portions8. In this modification, of course, the coins are not visible when thepurse is closed.

The body L is preferably provided with ridges 9 at its opposite ends tocompensate for the thickness of the cover H and to present a desirableneat appearance.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departingfrom the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingshall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A purse for containing coins or the like, comprising a body memberand a cover member, the cover member being fixed to the under surface ofthe body member, the body member and the cover member having matingapertures therethrough, the apertures through the body member beingadapted for receiving coins, the apertures through the body havingridges provided therein for preventing displacement of the coins throughthe bottom end of the apertures, and the cover member having partsadapted to be folded about the body member for retaining the coinsagainst displacement from the upper ends of the apertures.

2. A purse for containing coins or the like, comprising a body memberand a cover member, the body member having a seat formed through theupper surface thereof of a size to receive one or more coins laid flatin said seat, said seat being formed en tirely within the marginalborder of said body, and there being an opening in the Copies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

bottom of said seat through which means may be introduced to force thecoin or coins upwardly from said seat.

3. A purse for containing coins or the like, comprising a body memberand a cover member, the body member having a seat formed through theupper surface thereof of a sizeto receive one or more coins laid flat insaid seat, said seat being formed entirely within the marginal border ofsaid body, and said cover member being fixed to the body beneath saidseat and having an opening therethrough through which means may beinserted to force the coin or coins upwardly from said seat.

4. A purse for containing coins or the like, comprising a body memberand a cover member, the body member having an open- .lng therem forrecelvlng one or more coins laid flat in said opening, the cover memberhaving a part disposed beneath the body member formed with meanspermitting the coin or coins within the seat to be forced upwardly fromsaid seat, and said cover member also having a part adapted to be foldedover the upper surface of the body member normally to retain the coin orcoins against accidental displacement from the upper end of the seat.

5. A purse for containing coins or the like, comprising a body memberhaving a seat formed through the upper surface thereof of a size toreceive one or more coins laid flat therein, the seat having a bottomwall therein, and the said bottom wall being formed with meanspermitting the coin or coins within the seat to be manually operatedupon from beneath to force the coins upwardly from said seat.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRED EVANS.

Washington, D. G.

